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Then you should think about a career as a Catholic writer or founder of a Catholic apostolate! You can make literally hundreds of dollars!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a testimony from the fabulously rich and powerful Sherry Weddell, who is practically a household word in her household. Responding to the a reader who accuses her of vast profiteering (on the basis of what the voices in his head tell him) she writes:<\/p>\n

Reminds me of the Jewish guy I sat next to on a plane to JFK. As we circled Manhattan, we had this exchange:<\/p>\n

JG: What do you do?
\n SW: (thinking desperately how to describe what I do to JG) I run a non-profit that helps people recognize how they have been gifted by God for the sake of others.
\n JG: YOU! You\u2019re interesting!
\n SW: Huh?
\n JG: Do you believe in this Jesus guy?
\n SW: Yes.
\n JG: Me, you may have figured out I\u2019m Jewish.
\n SW: Aha
\n JG: So how much do you charge for one of these workshops? $25,000?
\n SW: (Snort) I\u2019m Catholic.
\n JG: (sympathetically) Oh. Too bad . . . Do you think I\u2019m fat<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enter the high stakes, big money world of Catholic writing and ministry, and you can have exciting encounters like this too! I wield awesome power as (I am informed by various readers) a \u201cformer Protestant pastor\u201d who \u201chas his own television show\u201d and who \u201cmakes a fortune in Catholic publishing\u201d as well as \u201ctrying to turn the Church into a protestant sect\u201d and (with the foul temptress Sherry Weddell) is currently engaged in an effort to have her appointed \u201cCardinal Bishop Wendell\u201d (the fake name is for security purposes. Astute Pewsitters know these things because, as I am informed, women are all empty-headed gossips who can\u2019t keep any secrets). <\/p>\n

Such power as I possess is yours for the taking if only you are willing to be as ruthless as I have been in\u2026 um, writing a bunch of stuff that people read, for which I receive modest pay. There is, of course, nothing more sinister than a Catholic writer being paid modestly for his work. What could be more subversive? And Weddell? You\u2019ll notice she never answered the Jewish guy\u2019s question. What is she hiding? Is there no end to her fiendish schemes? So: if you are bent on mammon and perversion of the faith, look no further than the exciting and sinister underworld of \u201cCatholic writing and non-profit ministry\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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